Shug's Book Recommendation and Northfield EleOcto....

[@TonyJonesAuthor]

Thanks, Shug. I'm grateful for your glowing endorsement of the book. I converted away from the church, and you converted me to hammocks!

[@shugemery]

Converts for Conversion~~~

[@stoicodysseys6352]

Just ordered it. Can't wait for it to arrive. Reading and the outdoors combining two of my favourite passions.

[@boggycreekbeast]

Thanks for the recommendation, Shug. Love books so I'll give it a read. I'd like to read one from you ;) You are truly one talented and unique individual.

[@shugemery]

I have been writing short essay type stories over the years. If I ever get on it it would be a book about my Ringling Brother circus clown days. Or Daze~~~

[@boggycreekbeast]

@@shugemery That would make an excellent read! I'd definitely want a copy

[@melaniekramber3271]

I just watched your video that you posted just prior to surgery. I'm assuming you had it done. Glad to hear your voice as I truly enjoy your videos. I have watched many of them as I am looking to buy a hammock for camping and have learned so much from you. Thanks for putting these out for others to learn from your experience.

[@shugemery]

Going for my final checkup this month. I'd say I'm about 98% healed and good to go. Thank you for the good and kind words.

[@amrose250]

Hey Shug, thanks for the recommendation. Always good to see you.

[@shugemery]

Good to see your comment amrose.

[@TerryC69]

Hi Shug! Thanks for the reading suggestion. Now, can you tell me where I left my readers and my short-term memory?

[@shugemery]

Your readers are in my couch cushions. Your short term memory is.......uh..........um...............ahh.................well.............I think.............uhm........I forgot.

[@Simon-80]

Hi shug! My hat 🎩 my „shug hat“ is arrived to Germany! Now I’m proud to show em of all around here 😊😊 lucky 🍀 ly it fits good 👍🏼 thank you

[@shugemery]

Oh happy it fits and all is good. I like the fit of mine as well. Whooooo Buddy)))) and thankee.

[@kat.p.b.5193]

great book review and what a nice sound on that 'octo ... you look like you are havin some good fun!!!! thanx so much for this, 😸

[@shugemery]

Thankee Kat~~! So much fun with the EleOcto. Still getting to know it.

[@tomscott1159]

Super rec, thanks! Just went down a "new" stretch of a lovely little river (everyone warned me not to go... so I went). The ancient cedars towering above and sunken below made stretches a cathedral that man could never replicate. The few liftovers were a small price to pay for the experience. I meant to stay and spend the night midway but couldn't stop: had to see around every turn. If not a religious experience, it was a lesson in appreciation for what God has wrought.

[@shugemery]

I can see it in my minds eye!

[@JeremyWalla]

Thanks Shug added it to the reading list. Picked up the audiobook as well. Also good to hear you back on the mandolin. Dig it.

[@shugemery]

Thanks for doing that Jeremy~

[@michaelpagelaramee7757]

Oh no! Shug, you have G.A.S. (gear acquirement syndrom). Have fun with the electric octave mandolin, that's pretty cool. Hope to hear you play the fretless base when you're done.

[@shugemery]

The GAS...you are referring to hammocks, right? 😉 I could be buying sports cars...I say to my wife.

[@jdsmith8135]

Will absolutely pick the book up. I’m an avid reader as well, particularly of outdoor books like this. Love your playing but the last song really resonated for me in particular. Glad you’re well👍

[@shugemery]

Thankee. That last song was really just some chord strumming...not really a song. But I am finding simple stuff sound so good on that octave mando.

[@christian_the_dj]

Great to hear from you! Thanks for the recommendation! I just loaded it up on my kindle for tonight’s reading!

[@shugemery]

Thanks for doing that. Tony will be thrilled.

[@kevshelley]

The electric mandolin is beautiful! Great hardware and wood finishes! Tony Jones’s book will be next on my list, thanks for the recommendation. ☕️✌🏼🌲

[@shugemery]

Thankee and thanks.

[@ptay7878]

I find peace in the flying circle. Get that SV-11 off the wall this spring!!!🤓 Anything with strings are kewl !!

[@shugemery]

Will do. SV-11 will bi it this season. Circle Peace kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2eleHyemrJ7h68

[@eb1012]

Glad watch new video from you I’m not good at reading books and understand them been that way all my life. Did enjoy music :)

[@shugemery]

Thankee for that.

[@KarlEQuist]

Thank you Shug, very cool video! Ordered the book, and really look forward to reading it. From what you describe, I probably have a similar story, having "lost the way", and have found a meaningful spiritual "connection" in the outdoors. About your electric mandolin, love it! It reminds me of a 12 string guitar, except the mandolin sounds better and stays in tune. 😊

[@shugemery]

Thanks for that Karl. Tony will for sure appreciate it. It is a compelling read. The new octave is so fun. Everything sounds good on it!

[@mat-ventures]

Hey Shug! You have beautiful instruments, thats for sure! I love what you did to the pink bass :D And really love the sound of your new electric mandoline

[@shugemery]

Thanks Mat. I really do have some nice ones. Good thing my vices are few so I can spend some on them. Fun to punk up the pink bass for sure. New octave mando may be a game changer.

[@SeMoArtifactAdventures]

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll have to check that out. I’ve always felt like a church should be outside in the open in the space that god created. I wonder what he thinks about these big fancy churches that are run like a business?

[@shugemery]

The Open. No buffers. Heavenly!

[@trenttucker7784]

Thanks Shug for recommending the book. Sounds like one i need to read. Especially an introvert like me. Thanks again,Shug.

[@shugemery]

The book really sucked me in. Hope it does you too.

[@livesoutdoors1708]

Nice to hear your voice again Shug!❤

[@shugemery]

Not 100% yet but gaining. Thankee.

[@johna.245]

I’m digging the change in direction of your videos. Thanks Shug

[@shugemery]

Appreciate that. I have just about covered everything I can with hammocks. Though I will be showing a hammock soon.

[@zacharylivermont752]

There are to many things competing for our attention everyday. Putting ourselves in those remote and quiet places give us an opportunity to do a little self reflection. It can cause us to be a little unhappy with ourselves at times. But I truly feel like we do ourselves a disservice if we don’t get away from the noise and let God speak to us in a way we might not “hear” if we weren’t there. Once again great video! Thank you

[@shugemery]

We must know ourselves. Ugly sometimes but we can always rectify.

[@johnphillips3526]

Just purchased! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@shugemery]

Thankee and Whoooooo Buddy))) Hope you enjoy the read as much as I did.

[@chetvolz8363]

That mando is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time, sounds great!

[@shugemery]

It really is pretty fun. Never played anything like it. It really sustains. Thanks Chet

[@aricschannel1]

That new instrument sounds amazing!!!

[@shugemery]

Thankee.

[@anneglass8084]

You’re hitting the Jaco level with your bass. New tuners look great too

[@shugemery]

Those Hipshot tuners are so smooth and much lighter. So nice. I met Jaco back in my circus days. He could juggle pretty well. Loved hanging with us clowns.

[@103kspencer]

Sound great, thanks, I’m guessing I’ll be making a purchase

[@shugemery]

Appreciate it. It really is a compelling read.

[@jimsteele7108]

Audible says I still have a couple credits rattling around. I’ll do a search. Thanks Shug!

[@shugemery]

Maybe they do!

[@220swift7]

I have added it to my list. Thanks Shug!

[@shugemery]

Thankee...~

[@ForrestThump]

Gonna check out that book! Loved the Eleocto! Is finger style possible on it? Your mandolin playing has always been so beautiful. It was very cool to hear it an octave lower!

[@shugemery]

Thanks for that. I don't really plat finger style. Mandos are pretty tight in the string department. Everything sounds good on that EleOcto.

[@yellowboot6629]

Shug!.... 🥃🤸 Thanks ❣️ , sector 7

[@shugemery]

Whoooooo Buddy)))) 🃏

[@Tom-wl9sx]

Looks that it's something for me. Thanks Shug🙂

[@shugemery]

Compelling read. Whooooo Buddy))))

[@MattSieber]

Got it, looking forward to the insight.

[@shugemery]

Thankee for that!!!!

[@jimharrow8104]

Far out... Very cool instrument... The great Jaco Pastorius removed the frets on his first Bass, with a butter knife.. Have you ever read Illusions by Richard Bach ? Also very inspiring book..

[@shugemery]

Jaco~ Met him when I was in the circus. Playing Miami 1982. Not read that book but will look into it.

[@jimharrow8104]

@@shugemery Far out.. You've been living this book... like attracts like... good luck on your new journey...

[@EatCarbs]

Very cool... thanks for the video

[@shugemery]

Appreciate it.

[@Osgkar]

Shug thanks for the invite to your book club (metaphorically ) I will happily read any books you care to share

[@shugemery]

I would actually like to be in a book club. Love a debrief. Thankee.

[@HighRoad317]

I am in also!!

[@ChristopherKowalzek]

Whooooa buddy that new axe sounds nice.

[@shugemery]

Everything sounds good on that EleOcto! Thankee.

[@livinlarge1247]

Cool stuff, great music: thanks. Maybe you & the Preacher saw Fred Bear out there.

[@shugemery]

Thankee.

[@tommybewick]

Sounds like a great book! I've had my own ups and downs in the church as a Christian over the years and I'm looking forward to reading Tony's perspective. And how can I not read a book that Shug recommends?? 😁 That eleoctive looks really neat. I'm guessing maybe you've listened to Pat Metheny? He plays some really neat custom guitars similar to that. I saw him live this past summer. He's amazing!! Check out Rick Beato's interview of Pat Metheny on his channel.

[@shugemery]

The book has a lot of levels to it. I think you would get something from it. Love Pat. No, not watched Rick's interview. I should. Just to enjoy Pat's hair!!!

[@rdsmith4982]

Book is on order thank you!!

[@shugemery]

Thank you~~~

[@HighRoad317]

Sounds exciting!!

[@shugemery]

Compelling for sure.

[@garycort7997]

Excellent. The Old Man and the Boy, by Ruark is a favorite that I will offer up, unrequested.

[@shugemery]

I will add that to my reading list.....thankee.

[@robertkerner4833]

Oh. Excellent suggestion. There’s something about the writing in that book that transports the reader to the specific time and places described.

[@hitchpost5822]

Nice music, would like to hear you play more. Do you ever play with a group ?

[@shugemery]

I have played with groups but sometimes that leads to lost friendships. Just like playing for playing sake. kzbin.info/aero/PL966F84D9A21266A4

[@hitchpost5822]

@@shugemery Thank you for the information

[@mrcohanseystreet4291]

Ordered book today! Itasca is God's cathedral. Nice forward.

[@shugemery]

Thankee and Yes!

[@ToddStull]

Dave's World of Fun Stuff is a good channel on bass repair and setup. He's probably not as active as a few years back but has a great catalog of bench work on youtube. Are you going to change over the bridge and nut too?

[@shugemery]

I have watched him a lot. Like his Canadian sense of humor. Will file the nut down. I like the bridge so no changes there. At this time. Fun project!

[@voo8165]

L9ve th3 sound of your new toy!

[@shugemery]

It really sustains. Just fun to play. Thankee.

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Thanks Shug😊

[@shugemery]

Y'elcome Quinn.....

[@dontfearthereaper9528]

Hello master SHUG, what did you mean by experiencing spirits on many levels?? Any memorable experiences you might share. Keep pickin and grinnin WHOOOOOO BUDDYYYY!😊

[@shugemery]

Well I mean all the deities the World believes in. Different countries have different Gods. Also the spirits of the woods. I feel something. Not scary but encouraging. Had a sense I felt Bigfoot once....4:36 in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qV6wc4qLZauEjJYsi=rmPCzdfEa3HQ48rA

[@dontfearthereaper9528]

@shugemery I'm not going to watch that link yet and just take a guess. Was it the time you heard whispering at 3 am?? I remember that video and you were in the middle of nowhere, lake superior??. I already made my mind up back then that they came into your camp. They have language, it's been studied by Scott Nelson a cryptolinguist for the military, now retired. Just how you described what you heard made my ears go up. Now I have another reason, of many, to love your channel. I have spoken to people I trust with my life who have seen them. A friend who has now passed had a brother in Gilmer, Texas. He took me to his brother's house one day because he knew I had a genuine interest in the subject. His brother was on oxygen and one foot in the grave. He said in the late 90s early 2000s he had signed up for an apartment at a newly built apartment section on Lake Fork in Texas. There were no developments around the apartment complex and he said at night he noticed that there was a loud thudding noise around his apartment and he thought it was coming from above but realized it was in the ground. One night he said he heard that and decided to look out the blinds on his back patio where he had solar lights. When he eased the blinds open very quietly and looked out he said there was a small hair covered creature about 3 ft tall squatted down and it was reaching out with its index finger touching the solar light. He said it kept doing it over and over like it was curious. Then he said after a few minutes it stood up and walked off into the 3-foot brush behind the apartments. He was completely floored at what he had observed. On two other occasions him and another gentleman that was there the day that I spoke to him both confirmed that they seen the entire family standing at the wood line about 100ft behind the apartments in the late evening. Would shine a light and get eye shine from all of the family standing there. Creeped them out and they would double time it to their car. Two-time world champion knife thrower also talked to me because we lived in the same area on the lake and he told me that he took his niece and nephew to Jonestown near Lindale Texas in late seventies and they had a run-in with one there. Both niece and nephew shot at it with shotguns and it made him drop to his knees because it was right near his ears LOL and the thing ran. Got many more first hand accounts. Would like to know your thoughts.

[@dontfearthereaper9528]

Okay I watched the link but I still think you heard communication between some Sasquatch when you talked about whispering. Never have seen that link but yeah that's another way they communicate. A friend of mine who was on the Trinity River who I talk to about Sasquatch and what to look for was out fishing on the river at night with his family and had a rock thrown at the boat and everybody was wondering WTF and he said yeah they do stuff like that and the family said who does stuff like that and he says Bigfoot and everybody started snickering then they heard two wood knocks and they all started looking at each other and he said that's how they communicate and everybody shut up the rest of the night😂😂

[@bdwillis8284]

Thank you ❤

[@shugemery]

Y'elcome~~

[@RhodySeth]

My first real bass was a Stingray. Solid wood and heavy as sin. I should dust it off give it a go.

[@shugemery]

Yeah...you should! What year is it Seth? I have two Music Man basses now. One USA made and the one in the video..a Ray 34. Those older ones are heavy. Ash body perhaps.

[@RhodySeth]

@@shugemery Oh man, I have no idea. It definitely has some years on it. I remember that my dad and I drove up to Nashua to buy it from a Daddy's Junky Music (I loved those stores). It was beat up and funky but I just loved the look of that instrument.

[@shugemery]

@@RhodySeth They are really a great bass. Leo Fender strikes again!!!!

[@adambane1719]

".....and I ain't never looked back ! .... Well, that's mostly because you can't actually look back, in a hammock".

[@shugemery]

"crick in the neck"....

[@lilcwa]

A great video and an earnest review. Best regards from the Pacific Northwest. -Chris AKA kitsapcowboy

[@shugemery]

Good to hear from you. Hope all is goodly.....

[@KarlEQuist]

Chris, nice to see your name again, hope you are doing well.

[@1519Spring]

Grew up in Kitsap (Hansville). NKHS '87. Miss it sometimes. Atlanta isn’t the same, but both places have great trees for hammock hanging.

[@jjpnw7904]

Whoo buddy!!!

[@shugemery]

Backatcha))))

[@SonofChurchill]

Voice sound strong 🙂

[@shugemery]

Thankee. Getting there!

[@MikeycatOutdoors]

I bet Take It Easy by the Eagles would sound great on that. Nice tone.

[@shugemery]

Bet it would. Thankee....

[@dustinnoll1021]

Good to see you shug. I missed you

[@shugemery]

I enjoyed my break......

[@rdsmith4982]

awesome

[@shugemery]

Righto~~

[@brianmowers307]

This, I will read.

[@shugemery]

Thankee Brian. Hope you enjoy it.

[@andyrobinson8386]

Well, I done gone went n got the book!

[@shugemery]

Thankee for that. Hope you enjoy it.

[@adambane1719]

How Sean McShug got started into hammock life : "Well.... as an ex-professional leprechaun (still practicing)...I have to eat my own body weight in fresh "West of Ireland Shamrocks"... so... one sleepy eyed morning, instead of typing in "Shamrocks com".... I done typed in "Hammocks com" ... and well... I been eating Shamrocks in my Hammocks ever since".

[@shugemery]

Mmmm.....shamrock flavored pop tarts....

[@VIandVII_VIIIths]

Sitting on the not, knot on the toggle!!

[@shugemery]

Truly~~

[@ergot57]

Thanks. Not to frighten or insult you but I wish we had met 60 years ago. I grew up in a Southern Baptist church in the segregated South of the MS Delta. I cannot in good faith recommend that to anyone. Even as a child I was amazed at how magic could start and stop at the threshold of a brick building but evidently it did. The idea of there being nothing better than man is a frightening and depressing thought to me. Perhaps it is only because I know me. I just don't know. Still there has never been a time when the idea of G-d, for lack of a better word, has left me. What a long strange trip its been.

[@shugemery]

I mull the big questions more at my current age. Was one of two Catholics in my high school down South. We were misunderstood.

[@ergot57]

@@shugemery LOL with you of course as it is safe to say I was a tad misunderstood myself. I have always been considered insane by my peers because I had no desire to spend 40 years in the same building doing the same thing. Given the measuring stick that they were indoctrinated to use my outlook would indeed be insane to them. Our parents being raised during the Depression taught them that if one is lucky enough to get a job down to the sawmill, they stay there for life and use the company store and such. I have spent a lifetime in awe of these men and always wondered what was wrong with me. I suppose I could fill a book with things not to do. I can't help but feel that most of what is valued by man flies fully in the face of how Christ suggested one live. If being Christ like is the goal of Christianity, then I certainly miss the mark. I think our culture does as well as enough is never actually enough. That is not unique to the USA either I feel. I think the idea of having to answer for all of the things I've done is as fair as it gets. That way I do not have to concern myself with how others choose to live and can just enjoy them for who they are. I don't mean to fill your page with my nonsense. As I said, I got no idea really.

[@ergot57]

I bet pagan man was a happier person in general than the man of today. He understood better than we his place in all of what was around him in my opinion. Certainly, he was not filled with rage and fear over what was being pumped into his household all day every day. I've been a hunter gatherer all of my life and do recommend it as a way of teaching any number of healthy things to younger folks. Granted it is not for everyone. Still, just going into the deep woods is rewarding and even healing, again, just an opinion. Also, back to the previous comment, I feel a bit sorry for the Jesus cat. I think most of his thoughts have been moved away from like a snowball rolling downhill through the last couple of thousand years. I mean according to He, if a fellow actually picked up his cross and followed him in true form, amassing great wealth and property and all that goes with it isn't part of the deal. Also, I struggle with this great concern for borders, magic songs, pieces of cloth that are somehow of more importance than other people's wellbeing, and things along that line. As Village Idiot I feel it is my duty to ponder these things. Being a bit neurotic and having a touch of OCD does help. I love my country but being an idealist in any world is an effort in futility. Easter though will always make me cry. The idea that anyone would suffer such things for my crazy ass is just more guilt than I can handle. Not that I don't appreciate it. I do. It just seems a waste compared to what could have been done if the story line is true. I do hope there is something better out there. I would settle for just a chance to see it as I walk by as they shuffle me off to my cell. Don't really need or deserve a front row seat you know.

[@rvz77]

Can I be in the club?

[@shugemery]

Read any good books lately? Whoooooo Buddy))))

[@rvz77]

@@shugemery whoooooo son. Umm, the BIBLE? They say she's a doozie. I concur. I spent 40 years making it my own way raising HELL 🔥 & it got me nowhere. "Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom." I have nevrr been at more peace. I predominantly read non fiction. If it is fiction, I read the classics. Dostoevsky (the idiot, crime and punishment, brothers K) Pilish historical author Sienkiewicz (my favorite book-with fire and sword) he also wrote 'quo vadis'. Modern fiction: for whom the bell tolls E. Hemmingway, excellent! Ken Kesey Sometimes a great Notion. & cookoo nest, Both were made into movies. PAUL Newman frets notion & Jack Nicholson cookoo nest. Stephen Kirklin is working on a trilogy about STALIN. "Rape of Nanking" by Zurich Chang is highly recommended. I am into the US civil war as well. If you want to learn about the Mafia, a good source is Michael Franzese. He is one of the extreme few to survive exiting the crime family while never ratting in anyone. His story is amazing. Well now Mr woo-hoo buddy God bless your life & I hope to live vicariously through your adventures on the future. Take care.

[@rvz77]

@@shugemery my good sir buddy, the Bible is a history book first, a prophecy then a fruition of said prophecy. Its a lifelong mystery of & a study of human psychology of failure & redemption. Of you enjoy fiction, Ken Kesey, one flew cookoo nest & Sometimes a Great Notion. They made movies on them, Jack Nicholson & Paul Newman/H Fonda. A grata History fiction is With FIRE AND SWORD. Henryk Sienkiewicz Stephen Kotkin does a great history on Stalin. EXCELLENT he is currently working on the third of the trilogy. "Rape of Nanking" WOW! Count of Monty Cristo. Don Quixote Moby dick, Amy of the classics people of 1dt world countries should have under their belts. Unfortunately we watch too much TV, rather soon we will not be able to read anymore. I know of this tobacco smoker guy with a KZbin handle "NWPipeSmoker" What a terrific human being he is. He is in Washington state, and I have been following his channel for 10+ years. He recommended an Indian man Clayton Mack who wrote 2 books of life in the Northwest in the 60s and 70s. "Bella Coola Man" & "Grizzlies & White Guys". I have many more suggestions. God Bless & take care. ✝️ 🕊 & happy readings

[@rvz77]

@@shugemery biography of Ayrton Senna "Life of Senna" Tom Rubython You may like it.

[@Bimmerrx7]

We feel God in nature because he reveals himself through nature. He created us and He created everything. We’ve mess a lot of things up with our denominations and many people view that as the church, not the true church that is under Christ as His bride. Please don’t miss a relationship with God and Christ by only getting half of it, what we enjoy nature. There’s so much more. If this earthly nature is so awesome imagine how the environment will be in heaven! Romans 1:20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

[@shugemery]

The Woods are my favorite cathedral~~!

[@Twoody88]

😎

[@shugemery]

Righto~

[@mygoldfishdrown5178]

Audio books FTW

[@shugemery]

Reading rainbow.

[@joesneon]

WHOOO BUDDY! Pretenders Ohio?

[@shugemery]

Good tune. Been told I kinda look like the drummer.

[@ytube777]

Ever thought of writing a book yourself? About feeling spirits out there, theologically called general revelation.

[@shugemery]

The idea gets pondered from time to time. If I ever get on it it would be a book about my Ringling Brother circus clown days.

[@GM-hu2xj]

Oh Man...dolin! Whoo Buddy! Going reckless and fretless.

[@shugemery]

Pretty excited to work on that conversion!!! I'll post up when done.

[@hughdfukairs1768]

Seems t' me he done lurnt 'bowt solitood IS a troof 'bowt peace . . how awsum izzat? WHOOO BUD-DAAYYY! daaaang I like 'at new gitfiddle ya got.

[@shugemery]

Gitfiddle good. Witches approve....

[@remyllebeau77]

Not all spirits are good. 1 John 4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: ...

[@shugemery]

I only shake hands with the good ones.....

[@GityaLIVEdnb]

all collage is clown collage. luvd ya foreword shug

[@shugemery]

But we wore big shoes, greasepaint and wigs!